I'm going to Paris for a few days before Le Mans, am just wondering which are the skate shops worth visiting? Ideally I'd like to try some speed and/or marathon skates. (not for Le Mans necessarily - I'll take my own skates for that)

How up to date is this list, for example? And if I had to choose, say, the top two shops which would they be?

I think I've been skating for 9 years and have only had 2 pairs of skates in all that time. This needs to be rectified immediately!! I was thinking that the impending Paris trip would be good time - so is Hawaii Surf still the place to go? Thanks

I'd stay clear of Nomadeshop and stick to Hawaiisurf... I've had a very bad experience with Nomadeshop (currently battling them to refund my money for items they didn't bother sending). Apparently their in-store service is proper shit as well..Check out: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=38028 to read the thread I wrote on it. A lot of other people chipped in with experiences..